ADOPTING YOUR STEP CHILD IN CALIFORNIA: We are committed to helping unite families through stepparent adoption. We understand that some relationships leave a child with an absent parent. Our program allows families to complete their California step parent adoptions without the high cost of an adoption attorney.

Completing a stepparent adoption in California doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Our goal is to empower families with an affordable means to adopt their stepson or stepdaughter. We back our service with a 100% court acceptance guarantee.

Helping the entire State of California in stepparent adoption.

We help families throughout the entire State. Our documents have consistently been praised by the Courts in California and recommended by court clerks.

A stepparent adoption in California can be a fairly simple process, and it can be a wonderful step to take to unit the family unit. When the adoption is completed, the child will have the following benefits:

> New name is established (if desired)> New birth certificate> Two legal parents active in the child’s life> Ability to inherit from adoptive parent

The child will have a relationship with the adoptive parent that is the same as if the child were born to the stepparent. The child’s new birth certificate will show the child’s new name and will have the adoptive parent and the natural parent listed as the child’s mother and father.

If your matter is complex, a local adoption attorney can answer any legal questions you may have. Review the following fact check which provides a general guideline as to whether you can do your own adoption:

Who can adopt.

> Stepmother, or> Stepfather
A stepparent in California can file to adopt his or her step child. The stepparent must be legally married to the child’s parent.

In some states, a domestic partnership and same-sex marriages may also adopt under the step parent adoption laws.

Parental Rights

Both the biological father and the biological mother have parental rights to the child. In every adoption, the absent or consenting parents parental rights will have to be terminated.

Some of the common grounds for termination of parental rights are:

> Abandonment of the child> Lack of financial support> Sustained lack of contact> Abuse or neglect of minor children> Putative or presumptive father is not the bio-father

Child’s consent

In California, if the child is over 12 years of age, the child will be required to sign a consent to the adoption.

Where to file

You will file your step parent adoption documents in the court located in the county where you reside. If you are in the military, you have the option to file in your home-state of record.

We have listed the address for some of the California Courts below.

California Adoption

After you have determined that you want to complete a stepparent adoption, and have familiarized yourself with the adoption process, we can help you make the adoption a reality.

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Every customer is backed by a 100% money back guarantee. Please read our guarantee page for more information on this great policy. We start working on your documents the moment you submit your order. Our adoption department will work with you personally. We take the guess work out of completing your stepparent adoption.

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Submit your order today, file tomorrow. We make our process simple and we guarantee your documents to be to you in less than 24 hours, ready to sign and file with the court. Then we stay with you until your adoption is final - that's service.

Name change for your child: INCLUDED FOR FREE

New Birth certificate: INCLUDED FOR FREE

Consent documents: INCLUDED FOR FREE

Publication documents: INCLUDED FOR FREE

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